Vocab Info
A19 な-adjective, Adverb, する-verb, と-adverb
ベタベタsticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed
Dictionary Definition
Common
な-adjective, Adverb, する-verb
1.
sticky
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb
2.
thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word3.
all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
4.
clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
な-adjective
5.
All Forms
ベタベタ、べたべた
Details
ベ
タ
ベ
タ
Examples
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汗で下着がベタベタしています。
My underwear is sticky from sweat.
公共の場でベタベタするのはマナー違反だ。
Flirting heavily in public places is a breach of manners.
母がファウンデーションをベタベタとつけている。
My mother is applying foundation thickly.
糊をベタベタとつけてノートにメモ用紙を貼り付けました。
I heavily applied glue and pasted the memo paper onto the notebook.
受験生の息子が部屋の壁に目標を書いた紙をベタベタと貼っている。
My son, who is preparing for exams, has papers with his goals written on them pasted all over the walls of his room.
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